Cara Facchina, a native of Glenwood, Md., is a captain for the Ohio State women’s lacrosse team this year. An industrial and systems engineering major who is a three-time OSU Scholar Athlete and an Academic All-Big Ten honoree, Facchina recently topped the 100-career point milestone and has helped the Buckeyes to an 8-4 overall mark and a 1-1 record in conference play.

Student Life Do you prefer Oval Beach in the Fall or Spring (or maybe the Winter)? – Definitely Spring! Where is the best place to sit for lectures? – Center…not too close, not too far Most underrated place to study on campus – Denney Hall classrooms during finals week Why did you choose to major in Industrial and Systems Engineering? – I have always been intrigued with how things work and interested in ways to design products and systems to be more efficient

Popular Culture Favorite TV show – House of Cards, Shark Tank Favorite movie – Sound of Music Favorite book and/or magazine – Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Favorite celebrity – Will Ferrell Favorite singer or musical group – Kenny Chesney Last concert I attended was – The Band Perry

Sports Favorite pro sports team – Washington Redskins Favorite athlete – J.J. Redick The athlete I would most like to compete against – Maria Sharapova (in tennis) Favorite athletic memory – Scoring the game winner against Vanderbilt in the conference tournament my sophomore year Team you’re most looking forward to competing against – Penn State

Travel Most interesting place I’ve visited – Dominican Republic Place I would like to visit – Italy

Misc. Person I most admire – My parents In 10 years, I would like to be – Happily married with a couple of kids If I had a million dollars, I would – Travel Europe with my family and friends I would like to trade places for a day with – Carrie Underwood Best piece of advice you’ve received – “Leave the place better than you found it” – My mom If you could have dinner with any 3 people (alive or dead), who would they be and what/where would you eat – Jesus, Pope Francis, and my three grandparents who are no longer living Dream event (non-sport or sport-related) you would like to attend – CMA Music Festival Do you have an interesting nickname? – Carebear What is your hometown known for? – Maryland Crabs Pop or Soda? – Soda Cats or Dogs? – Neither! Early Bird or Night Owl? – Night Owl Would you be the O, H, I or the O? – first O